****Glory's outfit^***

Once she finishes up showering, Glory changes her workout outfit to her maroon crop top with a skirt and boots. Afterwards, she goes back to her room to do her makeup at her dresser where she swipes her mascara, eyeshadow, and most importantly, her lipgloss. Once she's done, she grabs her bag making sure she has her notes, notebook, and dagger. Then she and Grim left the ramshackle dorm and head straight to Night Raven to attend Magic History class.

One hour later has passed after Magic History where it is lunch time. While in the cafeteria, Glory was standing with her good friends, Deuce and Ace, along with Grim, but most of them are exhausted from the class that they attend to this morning.

"Ugh~ Mr. Trein has to be using some sort of spell to put me to sleep." Grim grumbles, but Glory rolls her eyes.

"And who's fault is that to be so damn loud in the class this morning? Besides, Trein made the right choice to put you in that sleep spell that he had place you in." Glory snarks with a blank look.

"Shut up! No matter how hard I resist I lose to drowsiness!" Grim complains.

"You fell asleep five minutes in. That's not resisting at all." Deuce retorts making Grim huffs and turns away with a childish pout. Then he sighs and turns to Glory.

"So how's training early morning, Glory-san?" He asks curiously.

"It was pretty exhausting, but it was definitely a good workout in the early morning!" Glory cheers making Deuce chuckles softly.

"I bet." He grins.

"Lunchtime, what should I have today~" He sang until his face contorts with confusion.

"...Hmmm? The cafeteria is extra crowded today." Ace says as Glory and her friends tilt their heads to see a long line in front of them.

"Welp, this will take a while for us to get out lunch." Glory remarks.

"Today is a special day that happens once a month! A super popular bakery in town is here to promote at school! It sells out fast so early bird gets the worm!" The cafeteria ghost announces.

Damn, sounds like a good advertisement for a bakery.

Glory thought while thinking about which food should she get for lunch.

"Three chocolate croissants for me!" A Heartslabyul student requests.

"I actually got something this month! This egg salad sandwich is the best!" Another Heartslabyul student glees.

"The egg salad sandwich is already sold out! There's only one deluxe minchi katsu sandwich left!" The cafeteria ghost exclaims making Glory shook.

Jeez, already!?

Glory thought with her eyes widen.

"Everything looks really tasty. I might have to go get something." Ace ponders while shifting his head left to right struggling to pick which food he love to take.

"These foods looks popular today..." Glory mutters with Deuce nods in agreement.

"It's really popular. Glory-san, Grim, what do you wanna-! Huh?"

"Deuce what is- Oh f#*k my sh#t! What the hell Grim!?" Glory yells when she, Ace, and Deuce sees Grim marching his way to the line where he shoves people out of the line.

"Outta my way!! All of you! That deluxe minchi katsu sandwich is mine!" Grim exclaims.

"Hey jerk, no cutting in line!" One scolds at him.

"You've got some nerve cutting in front of your seniors, freshman! Get outta here!" The other one shoos. This made her face palm hard. And here Glory thought she could get some peace and quiet without trouble lurking around, but guess not.

"Goddamnit Grim, why do you have to be such a pain in the ass right about now?" Glory grumbles.

"He loses himself to food way too easily!" Deuce shrieks.

"Ugghh aahhh." Ace groans feeling like he's going to be drag into this sticky situation anyway. Glory notice Ace's discomfort as she sighs and pats him on the back.

"Come on guys, let's stop him." Glory reassures as they both nod. Then Glory turns to Grim as she and her friends dash towards Grim.

"Grim STOP!" Glory shouts with her friends following her.

"Do you get how strong I am now? This last deluxe menchi katsu sandwich is all mine! Nya ha ha! I'll also be taking that yakisoba bread and that cream filled bread as well! OW!"

Out of the blue, Glory march right up to him and bonks him in the head.

"Baka! Don't just cut in line like you owe the place!" Glory scolds at him.

"Jeez! You're so violent!" Grim grumbles while holding his head.

"You're such a pain!" Glory retorts as she turns to everyone and bows her head.

"I'm so sorry everyone!" Glory apologizes along with Deuce, who's also bowing his head to everyone.

"Yes! Please forgive our friend's inconvenience that he caused you all!" Deuce pleads.

"And, uuhhh, I'll have a roast beef and lettuce panini!" Ace orders and that did not help the situation at all as Glory sends a strong dagger at Ace.

"Boi you better step back if you don't want to get your balls kicked!" Glory seethes as Deuce grabs his shirt collar and drags him back to the door.

"She's right! You don't get to just cut in line either!" Deuce scolds.

"Ah crap. I completely missed the lunch time free-for-all."

"Hm? I recognize that voice..." Glory turns behind to see Ruggie standing beside her.

It's Ruggie!

Glory thought looking surprised to see Ruggie who let's out a sigh.

"The deluxe menchi katsu sandwich Leona wanted is already sold out." He mutters.

"Nya ha ha! The taste of victory, I'll take my time savoring it!" Grim cheers making Glory twitch her brow in irritation.

"Oh you're not taking that!" Glory shouts as she attempts to grab the sandwich, but Grim jumps and lands on her head.

Oh. He. Did. Not. Just. Jump. On. My. Head!

Glory thought as a red vein pops from her head and turns to Grim with a glare.

"You little-"

But suddenly...

"Oh. Hey you. That's pretty great. You got your hands on a deluxe menchi katsu sandwich, huh." Ruggie swoop in getting between Glory and Grim.

"Eh?" Glory became baffled when Ruggie stands between her and Grim.

"Huhn? What's it to you?" Grim asks curiously looking cautious.

"I have to get that sandwich no matter what but they sold out right in front of me." Ruggie pleads, but Glory curls her brows as she feels like he's planning something suspicious.

I feel like this guy pulling a trick on Grim for some reason....

Glory ponders while staring skeptically at Ruggie.

"So I have a proposition. Could you trade me that deluxe menchi katsu sandwich for my mini bean paste bread?" He asks curiously with an innocent smile, but Glory can tell from his smile that behind his innocent grin is a mischievous trickster.

"Huh?! No way in hell!" Grim rebukes, but Ruggie is relentless and smiles awfully kind.

"Now now, don't say that. ...Here you are." Ruggie reassures as a large poof appear out of the blue.

"What the-!?" Glory gasps when she saw a poof of magic.

"Ffna!? What's going on!? My arms and legs are moving on their own!..." Grim shrieks as his body moves on his own stunning Glory.

"Whoa what!? I knew there's gonna be some magic trickery up in this sh#t, but damn!" Glory exclaims while witnessing Grim being controlled by the mischievous hyena. Once he forcefully gives the sandwich to Ruggie, he smiles deviously.

"Negotiations complete. Shi shi shi." Ruggie snickers making Glory blink her eyes twice.

"Wha..Wha?" Glory stutters dumbfounded by what she just witnessed as Ruggie turns to Glory where he flashes a wink at her before turning back to Grim and smiles 'sweetly' to him.

"Thanks for being kind enough to trade me! That mini bean paste bread is just as good. It being tiny is a defect. Thanks and bye-bye!" He waves cheerily as he strolls pass Glory shooting her with a cheeky smirk before turning back and left the cafeteria.

After he left, Glory was left speechless as she blinks her eyes twice.

"What the actual f#*k...." Glory mutters before she sighs and turns to Grim who is whimpering next to her.

"F-f-ffgnaaaa!!! My deluxe menchi katsu sandwich!!!" He wails sulking over losing his lunch. Glory sighs and shakes her head as she lays his head gently.

"Come on, Grim let's get you some food." She reassures while comforting a sulking Grim.

Right after they got lunch, they head over to the table where Grim is still sulking over the sandwich he really wanted.

"Ooh ooh, Today...is the worst...day ever..." He whimpers while munching a bean paste bread that he begrudgingly trade with Ruggie while Glory pats his head gently.

"Calm down Grim, just eat your lunch alright?" Glory reassures with Grim stayed silently and kept eating his bean paste bread but sticks his tongue out.

"This bread is hard to swallow." He complains.

"He says after vacuuming up three of them." Ace points out.

"Then what was that earlier? If you're going to complain this much, you shouldn't have traded in the first place." Deuce reminds him.

"That's not it! When that guys stuck his arm out of my body moved in the same way on its own..." Grim explains with irritation.

"The trade was over before I knew it." Grim told them more.

"Oh I see, you just kinda went along with it. That happens sometimes." Ace assumes.

"Guys, I don't think that's what Grim mea-."

"That's not right either...Grrr, I can't explain it well! He also even wink at Glory before he left." Grim said.

"Eh?!" They both shrieks making Glory face palm in response.

"Why would you tell them that?" Glory mutters until she heard a chuckle from Ace.

"And you said you're not a guy-magnet Eh?" Ace teases with a smirk.

"Ace, shut up or you will not a dick and balls for the rest of your life." Glory bluntly threatens.

"Ack! I was joking Jeez!" Ace shrieks making Deuce sigh and shakes his head.

"It's not a joke when it comes directly from you." Deuce points out.

"Shut up Deuce." Ace scoffs.

"Whatever! I'm confused so I'm just gonna eat to feel better! Deuce, gimme some of your pasta!" Grim demands, but he scoots the tray far away from the stubborn cat.

"I'm not part of this! Knock it off!" Deuce shouts with a frown.

"By the way, the headmaster said he has something to talk about, so try to come to his office after class today. Oh and headmaster even said Merlin is going to be there too." Ace informs.

"Hmmm I wonder what it is?" Glory tilts her head while blindly mindlessly her tomato soup with her spoon.

"Isn't it probably about the stuff that happened with Dorm Head Rosehearts the other day?" Deuce guess.

"The 'evil berserker mode' incident? Probably." Ace assumes.

"Mhm? Maybe that's the reason why Merlin is going to be there." Glory nods agreeing with Ace.

"Hah...We night get a whole pile of canned tuna for how hard we worked!" Grim chirps.

"I highly doubt that's the case, Grim." Glory sighs.

"No canned tuna please." Ace taunts. Soon Glory thought about Ruggie for a minute, whom she run over just now and yesterday.

Speaking of which, I wonder where Ruggie run off too?

Glory thought curiously.
——————————————

Meanwhile at the botanical garden.

"Leona, I'm back with lunch~." Ruggie told him as the lethargic scarred man with lion ears groans ruffling his long brown hair.

"Grrr...hnh, already afternoon?" Leona mumbles.

"We're you by chance here all morning? You're gonna fail another class." He warns him, but he didn't listen and sniffs the air.

"...Oh, smells like you got what I ordered." Leona said.

"Ugghh. Leona, you always want stuff that's the most competitive." He sighs as Ruggie gives Leona his lunch.

"Here's your order of one deluxe menchi katsu sandwich and ice tea." Ruggie informs as Leona grabs his lunch.

"Stupid. The more difficult it is to get, the more you wanna eat it." Leona points out.

"I'll eat anything as long as it isn't moldy. I'm pretty sure Prince Leona wouldn't anything about that." Ruggie remarks.

"Hmph. I'm not the crown prince, I'm the second. I couldn't be kind even if I wanted, I'm not different from the masses." Leona informs.

"I'll never forget when I showed you a picture of my home and you said, 'I thought it was a dog house'." Ruggie grumbles.

"I said that?" He asks looking a bit puzzled.

"Ya sure did. Ugh. I'd love to live in a castle so big it makes my home look like a dog house." He whines, but Leona scoffs at his complaint and desire.

"Being royalty isn't that great. Your effort or skills make no difference, everything is decided by what order you were born in." He retorts.

"Hmmph...is that so?" Ruggie tilts his head curiously.

"Oh yeah. After school, today is the dorm head meeting about the Magical Shift Tournament. Please, do not miss it." Ruggie reminds him. This does not it any better for him as he pinch his head.

"Pain in the ass..." He grumbles.

"As the dorm head, you get the biggest single room. So work to earn that place." Ruggie points out.

"Ah, fine fine." Leona replies before letting out a yawn.

"I'm stuffed to the brim and sleepy. Wake me up after lunch." Leona reminds him making Ruggie frown.

"I'm not your alarm clock, Leona. Eh, he's already asleep!" Ruggie shrieks when Leona has already fall sleepy.

"Ugh, I can't." He sighs, but soon thought about the first years and Grim.

"Now that I think about it, I do remember that girl from yesterday, but where I have seen those two first years and raccoon before?" Ruggie mutters curiously tilting his head wondering where he recognizes those first years and Grim from.